Bloody clown robs La Mesa 7-Eleven

He needed smokes and Lotto tickets

Police in La Mesa are looking for an armed bandit who robbed a 7-Eleven store on the 5700 block of Amaya Drive at gunpoint early this morning, October 17.

The suspect, described as a white male in his early 30s, standing about 5´11˝ with a medium build, entered the store shortly after 4:30 a.m. wearing a Halloween mask depicting a bloody clown’s face, brandished a gun, and ordered the clerk to open the cash register and lie on the floor.

After grabbing a small amount of cash, some lottery tickets, and several packs of cigarettes, the suspect fled on foot. Police have not yet been able to generate any images from security cameras and an investigation is ongoing.